adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
were adjusting
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past progressiveof adjust.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last month, Canada's central bank said the economy was "showing signs of improving," noting that some businesses were adjusting to US protectionism, including by finding new customers abroad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The family were adjusting to their new surroundings and she said she felt a sense of optimism that early afternoon in July 2024.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Samsung predicted server demand will remain solid but PC and mobile demand is likely to weaken further after the boom at the height of the pandemic, when people were adjusting to working from home.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
They started to grow distant, they explained, as they were adjusting to the anxieties of their nascent niche fame, and growing out of the routines that had anchored their friendship in its early years.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
He startled a bit and turned around, blinking at me like his eyes were adjusting.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
